HNN781 - Therapeutic Medication Management

Unit details

Must be enrolled in one of the following courses: H645, H665, H666, H667, H672, H675, H676, H771, H773, H776 or undertaken as a single unit

Unit chair:

Anastasia Hutchinson

Prerequisite:

For H773 students: HNN704, HNN730, HNN731, HNN780

Corequisite:

For H773 students: HNN749

Incompatible with:

Nil

Contact hours:

Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin

Content

This unit will expand the clinician‘s knowledge of pharmacological principles and management of medicines specific for the clinical domain of practice with presentation of broad medication classes and their potential for adverse interactions, effects, and events. The principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, according to the selected broad classes of medicines required for the autonomous prescriber role, interpreting the relationship among symptoms, medication effects and risk management for the patient/client requiring prescription and administration of medicines are explored. The selection and evaluation of appropriate of appropriate therapeutic medicines, management of areas of risk for the patient/client experiencing an adverse reaction to medicines are presented including the development of a therapeutic plan undertaken in collaboration with the patient/client using a person-centred framework.

This unit is a core unit of the Master of Nursing Practice (Nurse Practitioner). In addition to the academic requirements and assessment tasks listed below, students who plan on applying to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) for endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner, are required to:

Undertake 20 hours of approved clinical placement per week in each trimester of study in the course.